URGENT! WATER AS FUEL DISCOVERY FOR EVERYONE TO SHARE

[michaelpaul]

It's just me again,

    I did it this time at 125 psi, 2,300 rpm. The higher the pressure, the bigger the plasma gets!!! Keep in mind, I am ONLY discharging 2.5uF in these vids! The reason, I think, that I had to make a new combustion chamber plate is because my painter was using his DRY air system at the time I wanted to make another video. I used regular shop air and it has moisture in it. The plasma built up size as I increased chamber pressure........And BANG!  I'm betting the large plasma ball ignited the amount of water vapor coming through the air hose, the pressure had no where to go, so it blew out the see-through plate. It was quite a boom, I nearly wet my pants! It seems to me that using an ACTUAL combustion chamber is the only way to get an accurate test result. The shape of the head's combustion chamber is a series of angles and curves........it is that way for a reason! The link is below for the 125 psi test.

VexUs Plasma Vs. 125 psi  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPwYzEZ5gEo

That is one slick setup. I'm glad you tested it at 125psi, as this puts it in the realm of what an ICE has.
Nice vid,and please keep us updated.
Mike

[Ursine]

I.ve got a 26cc 4 stroke weed whacker engine as my hho/water mist test bed. I drew a circuit I hope will eliminate the waste spark. It's a bistable oscillator triggered by a shaft mounted cam to spark Luc's plasma circuit at every other revolution. I'm not an electronics type but the only concerns are the microswitch failing after time and making sure the plasma is firing during the ignition phase and not the exhaust (waste). I'd like to replace the microswitch with a slot encoder but I'm not sure exactly how I'd add it into the circuit (my electronics training is over 30 yrs old and quite rusty).

Dave

[gmeast]

 New Video of VexUs re-installation
Hi guys,

The oscillator plus voltage multiplier seems successful. It's in the Bug and runs fine. The plasma spark is modest but still a plasma spark and explodes water easily.

I have gone to higher voltage and lower capacitance at the CDI Cap. The discharge is very, very fast and hard to capture the true intensity with the camera. Mike understands where I'm coming from on this issue.

The transformer warms up a little at prolonged higher RPM while driving around, but I can correct that by directing the flow from the chassis fan better.

I think I have proven that (at least my) inverters suffered control CMOS failure followed by self destruction from random power FET firing.

I'm very satisfied and confident that I can proceed to test various emulsions with this ignition system. I'm able to easily change CDI Cap values and can improve the efficiency of the voltage multiplier. My R1 resistor is 120 Ohms x 10 Watts and barely gets warm so this thing is drawing very little power. The main components in the oscillator are rated at only 5 Watts and just lope along at only modest temperatures ... warm but not hot.

The video is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMYpPzcMqeQ

Peace,

Greg

P.S. I will begin conveying the details of all of the circuit and circuit elements soon ... me pooped out for now though.

[gmeast]

 Caps
Hi all,

I added (back in from test circuit) the 1000uF x 50VDC Cap for the power into the oscillator circuit and the xformer temp dropped dramatically. It is in the foreground of the pic below.

Also, I unplugged the 3uF CDI cap and ran a 22uF cap in its place. It ran perfectly and stayed supported even at high speed .... very intense. I think it may be overkill with the higher voltage so if I 'up' C1, it'll only be to 5uF or 7.5uF. Those oil filled caps are really, really fast ... I love 'em !

Peace,

Greg

[lapperll]

Bill's Nexus Circuit in Vehicle Update
Just wanted to update everyone on my progress. I have noticed that the diode banks I constructed have a tenancy to fail and cause cross talk (miss firing) after about 100 miles or so. I found that due to the way that I arranged the diodes in close proximity to each other, the HV breaks down the insulator I used and then jumps across to the nearest diode and reduces the blocking voltage. On my first diode banks I used Liquid Electrical tape on the diode leads, bent the bank every third diode and then Shrink wrapped the entire assembly. In an attempt to correct this issue, I bent the diodes back into a straight line, added another layer of liquid tape, applied a smaller size shrink wrap over the straight string of diodes and then bent them at every fifth diode to make them three wide. This version worked for a short while longer, but ultimetely still failed in the same fashion. After 150 miles the cross talk began again. I have come to the conclusion that if using a string of lower voltage diodes, they must be kept in a straight line configuration or at least maintain a distance of 1/2 inch between the leads. In my opinion, the easiest way to resolve this issue is to just use 2 to 4 HV diodes in parallel just as gmeast does. So I have ordered some 15KV 550ma diodes today and will install them as soon as they arrive. Until then the testing is on hold.

I can report that during the 100 and 150 durations, I have not had any inverter issues. I do not have any TVS installed in the circuit. I am planning on using them, but haven't ordered them yet. Need to have more items to purchase from Mouser to justify shipping costs. The TVS's don't cost very much.

Performance still appears to be enhanced using the plasma (until the diodes fail). Easier cold starts, smoother idle and acceleration. I cannot report on MPG's due to the diode issues, but I am remaining optimistic. I hope to replace the diodes and be able to use an entire tank of fuel or two to be able to make a comparison. I have been tracking my fuel consumption for some months and have a very good base line to judge it against. Once this has been done, I will begin to play with the fuel management system in order to lean out the fuel mixture.

But for now, one step at a time.

Sorry for the long winded post, but I haven't been able to post for the last couple of days and just wanted to keep everyone up to date.

Until next time,

LapperLL